Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-01
FRENCH POLITICS.
Plans, Announcements and
Reception Of the
Cabinet.
Missionary Matters Before
the Baptists' Conven-
ton at Minneapolis.
ROYAL ARCH MAsONs.
Testimony Before the Pacific
Railroad Investigating
Committee.
Religious Gatherings-News Paragraphs
from British Yacht Rae
ing In EaglAna-Befsrs the
Interstate Commission.
FRANCE AND nER cAnlxnr.


GOSSIP ABOUT MINISTERS WHO HAvn Ac
cKPrKD OFFICES AND orHKRs wH3
HAVE DECLINED.
PARrs, May S1.-Tae refusal Of Admir-
al JanFes to acsept the effice Of Minister
Of Marine is aftributed to g converse
tion be had With N. De- Freycines, who
told him that q cabinet formed BY III.
RouvisR must soon fall and that when 10
aid, ,fhe (De Ffeycinetl would form o
ministry himself, which should include
Admiral Joares. III. BaFbey, the new
Minister Of Marine, is q senator and
was formerly in the navy. His appoint
ment is only provisional. Ii is affirmed
that altheuoh G neral FeFron. Minister
Of War, will now preside at the coming
fete at the Opera House. which was
favor OF General Boulaneer. the latter
still intends to be present and IN the
uniform Of General. Anxiety is ex-
pressed lest his presence may result in
s1me disturbance.
RoUvTER's PLANS.
PARIS, May 3I.-Rouvief's statement
10 the Chamber Of Deputies Of his poll
OF will be brief. He will urge finau-
cial reform and retFenehmept. A new
budget will be prepared in accordance
With the recent vote Of the Chamber.
He will maintain the Goblet Cabinet
Military Bill. He will also spnOanoe
the discrimination of tbs Ministry. to re
sign unless they obtain y majority Of
the Republican votes in the Chamber.
BoULANaER's ORDER OF TIE DAT.
General Boulanger. upon retiring
from the Ministry Of War, issued an or
der Of the day, thanking those Who On
operated with him to place the eeun
try's defensfs in a condition to stand
asy test, and urging the offisers Of the
army TO show devotion to their profes-
sional duties aad fidelity to the consti-
tuition and laws. Ia conclusion, he says:
IL shall be the first among you 70 give
an example Of both military and RsPub-
lieAn discipline"
GENERAL FER RoN's FIRST ORDER.
General Ferron, upon assuming the
daiies of the var off,s, also Issued an
order of the day, IN which he says:
Like nay predecessors, / shall parsus a
policy of military reform and shall de-
vote my whole time 10 increasing the
defensive forces Of France and the re-
public"
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESS.
Moderate Republican papers cordially
vslcsme the new Ministry, The Mon
archist press receives il rather fAyoFa-
bly,, but tbs Radical and Independents
papers are decidedly hostile. Tbs
GGulOis says that demonstrations in "a
vor Of General B1ulaRRsr are threat.
ened in the Chamber of Dsputies aud
at the military fete At the Opera House
tonight.
RoUvIKR READS his STATEMENT.
PARIs, May SIN. Rovuier read his
statement in the Chamber Of Deputies
this afternoon. He was frequently ap-
p,auded by the members OF the Center
aud Was often interrupted BY members
Of the Lsft. The Radical members Of
the Left iptimatsd that they would In
terSellate the G1Varnmsnt on questions
touchinR its policy, and woald demand
urgency. NJ. Ronvier agreed. NJ. Ju-
lien thereupon made q speech in which
be requested the G lvernment to define
its programme. n. RouvieF replied
that the Ministry would simply apply
existing legislation on education.
Referring to the political color OF the
Cabinet, the Premier said: 1--WE do not
reflect especially the vieWs Of ANYBODY" )"
A Voice, You are Ferry's do1bls," )" fell
lowed by applause from the Left. NJ.
Rouvier concluded by declaring, amid
loud protests from the left, what the
Cabinet relied uuon-the support Of the
Republican majority. In answer TO q
question pot subsequently,, RonyieE
said that the q 1veFnment intended that
ell citizens, even the seminarists, should
be subjected to the obligations of mill
tary service. Applause By tbs Center. ]
After bitter discussion with Mile
yande, Of the extreme left, Rouvier
said that be would lay down she reins
Of the Governmsnt II be failed to OBJ
tain assistance from the Republican
majority. He then demanded the or
der OF the day, which vas carried, 2o4
10 156, amid enthusiastic cheers by the
Centre.
Gen. Ferron promised that be vould
frankly state his opiRiea Of the new
military bill whsn that measure came
up for discuSsi on.
The Chamber adjourned until ThuFs-
dAy. Il 10 estimated thst OF the 284
votes received By the G17ernmsut this
afternoon l30 were cast by members OF
the right. Assuning this estimate 70
be correot, the Government has a pnrely
Republican majority only Of eleven.
"vIvK BoULASGEA."
PASS, May 3I.-Thers Is q brilliant
ssssmblAqs at the military fete at the
Opera House this evening. General
BouIsnRer il absent. While the com
pany vas assembling. thousands Of per
ssns gathered in the vicinity Of the
/ Ooera House, shouting "R ssign alton -
Long live Bonlanger r and I'VE vill
have him. - Al II o. 70. the eroUd out
aide greatly increased in Numbers asd
became 30 turbulent that the Rspnbli-
can guard, which vas held 10 readiness
in The courtyard Of the Opera Hoase,
was ordered 10 clear the street, Wkieh
vas accomplished amid Load Kisses.
| The crowd at this hoar tusdniRht) Il
reasseublin and IL Alresdv mneh
larger thzn before. Tbs indie tti0ns
are that there will be riotoas demon
stFAtion When the guests depart from
the Opera Hoase. All the streets from
Msdeliue and PaubouFR So. Honore %
EIysee are liued With soldiers. There
"a also a larae force OF police oo duty.
IL - um9Kc0 taAA tlr tA1SD y HaAASAtIe
TO the Eiysee PaIasa. A large crowd
has iasa cFosssd the Pisce de IL B5uFse,
shouting ~yivs BoUlasees -
AbsGt so youihs gathered oatside
the CnAuhef Of Deputies this after.
psoa ard j5insd il the eEJ Of "Vive Is
Bealanger I" The police disperseo
them.
PAKB = cCEE.
Pass, Jane l.-e A. M.-FIfty police
zsn have ben stationed 81 the British
Embassy. Tee troops and police pre-
vented Tio'irg and the people havs die
parsed. TIE city is nav qaisA.
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